URGENT-Linking between workplans/tasks

[tonik]

Situation: I have 3 workplans that really need to be one integrated plan.
These plans are in separate departments (actually one department and 2
outside vendors). For the one plan that belongs to the company department
there a 8 different teams. Here is my question: Is it possible to have a
master plan that incorporates all 3 workplans as one integrated plan and 1)
have them linked as workplans where, when an individual workplan is updated,
the master integrated workplan is automatically updated, 2) link each
specific task -instead of the whole workplan- where, when an individual
workplan is updated, the master integrated workplan is automatically updated,
and 3) by linking tasks from an individual plan, will all the sub-tasks on
the integrated plan automatically update when the individual plan is updated?
I could add a few more questions but I think you can see what I'm trying to
do.

 

[JackD]

Yes it is possible.
Make the 3 workplans.
Then open them.
From the window menu select New and then highlight all the three projects.
Click OK.

Now you can link all the files together in the same way you do with a single
workplan.
Save the result (it is a master plan and contains links to those projects).
Now when you open the master plan it will open the 3 sub projects.
You can put individual tasks in the master plan if you like, but I usually
do not.

That should get you started. After a while I'm sure you will have some new
questions.
As advice I suggest you keep all the files in the same directory. It will
help keep the interproject links from getting confused.

 

[tonik]

Thanks for your help with this. This is my first time posting and I really
appreciate the help you offered!

 

[JackD]

No problem. Good luck with Project.